Legal Opinion
Trahan v. Ritterman
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 12, 1979No. 12399PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
368 So.2d 181 (1979)
Lawrence D. TRAHAN
v.
R. C. RITTERMAN.
No. 12399.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
February 12, 1979.
Clinton Hyatt, Jr., Baton Rouge, of counsel for plaintiff-appellant, Lawrence D. Trahan.
Woodrow Wyatt, Baton Rouge, of counsel for defendant-appellee, R. C. Ritterman.
Before LANDRY, COVINGTON and PONDER, JJ.
LANDRY, Judge.
Defendant (Appellant) appeals from judgment awarding plaintiff (Appellee) $1,000.00 in general damages for defamatory statements by Appellant accusing Appellee of theft. Appellee has also appealed requesting an increase in the amount of the award. We…
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